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BUILDING STRONG® U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District

JACKSONVILLE HARBOR PROJECTSDuval County, Florida

Jason Harrah, Project ManagerDecember 9, 2016

BUILDING STRONG® U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | Jacksonville District



TOPICS1. MILE POINT

Overview Phase 1 - Schedule Phase 2 – Schedule USCG Coordination Change of Conditions (Pilots)

2. HARBOR DEEPENING Overview Funding Schedule USCG Coordination

3. O&M DREDGING FY16 Awarded Contract FY17 Advertised Contract



MILE POINT PROJECT PURPOSEEliminate or reduce difficult crosscurrents at the confluence of the IWW and the St. Johns River at ebb tide:

► Concerns about how the crosscurrents impact the Mile Point shoreline

► Navigation Restrictions during the ebb tide on vessels transiting with a draft >33 feet or 34 feet depending upon the vessel type

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MILE POINT: THE BOTTOM LINE

=Navigation Restrictions

Difficult Crosscurrents at Ebb Tide

=Economic Costs

(tidal delays to reach terminals)

Authorization: “…. in the interest of navigation and related purposes, with particular reference to erosion of the Mile Point shoreline.”

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BLOUNTISLAND

DAMESPOINT

MILEPOINT

NAVAL STATION

MAYPORT

TALLEYRAND TERMINAL

NAVY FUELDEPOT

U.S. MARINECORPS

TERMINAL



MILE POINT TRAINING WALLRELOCATION/RECONFIGURATION

Training Wall Removal (western ~3110 feet)

Existing Training Wall(~3000 feet)

New Training Wall(western leg ~4250 feet; relocated eastern leg ~2050 feet)

Great Marsh Island Restoration(beneficial use of dredged material)

Flow Improvement Channel(~80 feet wide, ~6 feet deep, ~3623 feet length)

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PHASE 1 CONTRACT UPDATE

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Contract Awarded to Manson Construction – 24 April 2015

Contract Completion scheduled for Spring 2017

40,000 tons of stone placed for West Leg Training Wall

615,000 CY dredged from Flow Improvement Channel and other areas

26,000 CY of stone removed from East Leg Training Wall

186 manatee sightings

100 Least Tern Bird Nests

4 Gopher Tortoises



PHASE 2 CONTRACT

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Total Cost ~$3.1M

Award Anticipated 2019 (6-12 months completion)

Contract includes Salt Marsh Mitigation, Oyster Bed Mitigation, Biological Surveys, etc.


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• Reduce navigation transportation costs to and from Jacksonville Harbor

• Accommodate existing and future vessels• Reduce navigation constraints facing harbor pilots and

their operating practices including limited one-way traffic in certain reaches.

• Develop an alternative that is environmentally acceptable.

47’ DEEPENING



RECOMMENDED PLAN

MILE 13MILE 13

BRILLSCUTTB

BRILLSCUTTB

BLOUNTISLAND

TB

BLOUNTISLAND

TB

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DEEPENING:Entrance Channel to ~ River Mile 13 from existing 40-foot depth to 47 feet

WIDENING:Areas 1 and 2: ~ 100 to 300 feet

NEW TURNING BASINS:Blount Island: ~ 2700' long by 1500' wide Basin Brills Cut: ~ 2500' long by 1500' wide

~8 nautical miles

LOCATION OF ODMDS

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Deepening Areas: ► Deepen from the Entrance Channel to approximately River Mile 13

from the existing 40-foot depth to 47 feet (LPP), 45 feet (NED) Widening Areas:

► Area 1: Mile Point: increase to the north by 200 feet for Cuts 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, & 13Training Wall Reach: increase to the south 100 feet by Cuts 14/15 & 16 transitioning to 250 feet for Cut 17 and back to 100 feet for Cuts 18 & 19

► Area 2: St. Johns Bluff Reach/White Shells Cut: both sides of the channel by varying amounts of up to 300 feet for Cuts 40 & 41

Turning Basin Areas:► Blount Island: ~ 2700' long by 1500' wide located in Cut 42► Brills Cut: ~2500' long by 1500' wide located in Cut 45

DEEPENING SPECIFICS



HARBOR DEEPENING CONTRACT BREAKOUTContract A – BaseContract B – Base w/5 OptionsContract C – Base w/5 OptionsContract D – Base w/3 Options

Contract A~$45M

Contract B~$200MContract C

~$250M

Contract D~$130M

Note: All costs shown above are estimates that include district labor, monitoring, etc. These numbers are subject to change in the future!



Water Quality Monitoring Stations (Northern Study Area)



JACKSONVILLE HARBOR O&M

FY16 Contract ► Cut-41 through Cut-55 and Cut-G► Awarded Sep 2016► Disposal @ Bartram Cell A► (Estimated Start mid Jan 2017 - 45 days to complete

FY17 Contract ► Cuts 3-9► Awarded 28 Dec 2016► Disposal @ Buck Cell A► (Estimated Start mid Jan 2017 - 120 days to complete



Questions?http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Missions/

CivilWorks/Navigation/

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